And next year, the overall sales tax in that zone will grow another percentage point. Last week, the Cook County board narrowly approved a one-percentage-point tax hike, which will bring the sales tax in Chicago to 10.25 percent, one of the nationâs highest. The proposal was introduced by Board President Toni Preckwinkle to help pay into the countyâs underfunded pensions.
Gavin McInnes. Gavin Miles McInnes (/mÉËkÉªnáµ»s/; born July 17, 1970) is a Canadian writer, actor, comedian, co-founder of Vice Media (which he departed in 2008), and the host of The Gavin McInnes Show on Compound Media. He is a contributor for The Rebel Media and Taki's Magazine, and a frequent guest on television programs on Fox News and TheBlaze.
Levar Stoney. Levar Stoney was sworn in as Secretary of the Commonwealth on January 19, 2014. Stoney is the first African-American to hold this post and is the youngest member of Governor McAuliffeâs Cabinet. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is designated by the Code of Virginia as the keeper of the seals of the Commonwealth.